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10 hours ago · Quil Lawrence is a New York-based correspondent for NPR News, covering national security, climate and veterans' issues nationwide. Previously he was NPR's Bureau Chief in Kabul and Baghdad. The ...
7 hours ago · Bellingham (/ ˈ b ɛ l ɪ ŋ h æ m / BEL-ing-ham) is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington. It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border, between Vancouver, British Columbia, 52 miles (84 km) to the northwest and Seattle (90 miles (140 km) to the south.
1 day ago · San Diego County, California. / 33.02; -116.77. San Diego County ( / ˌsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ / ⓘ ), officially the County of San Diego ( Spanish: Condado de San Diego ), is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, [7] making it California's second-most populous ...
1 day ago · Some interest has been taken in regard to conservation of these island ecosystems. J.W. McManus, professor of marine biology and ecology at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science School, has explored the possibilities of designating portions of the Spratly Islands as a marine park. One region of ...
1 day ago · Main hall of Zenkō-ji in Nagano City. Japanese macaque at Jigokudani hotspring in Yamanouchi.. The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVIII Olympic Winter Games (Japanese: 第18回オリンピック冬季競技大会, Hepburn: Dai Jūhachi-kai Orinpikku Tōkikyōgi Taikai) and commonly known as Nagano 1998 (Japanese: 長野1998), were a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 ...
1 day ago · USOC. LAOC. v. t. e. The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the second time that Los Angeles had hosted the Games, the first being in 1932.
1 day ago · Normandy landings Part of Operation Overlord and the Western Front of World War II Taxis to Hell – and Back – Into the Jaws of Death, an iconic image of men of the 16th Infantry Regiment, US 1st Infantry Division wading ashore from their landing craft on Omaha Beach on the morning of 6 June 1944 Date 6 June 1944 ; 79 years ago (6 June 1944) Location Normandy, France Result Allied victory ...
